Wilhelm Schickard
1592-1635
German astronomer and mathematician. Educated at the University of Tübingen, Schickard studied theology and oriental languages, and became a Lutheran minister in 1613....
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Wilhelm Schickard
1592-1635
German polymath who designed and built the first modern mechanical computer (1623). Schickard's calculating clock performed the operations of addition and subtractio...
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Schickard's Calculating Clock
Wilhelm Schickard was born in Herrenberg, Germany, in 1592, and became a renowned astronomer, mathematician, linguist, and Lutheran minister. He is credited with building...
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Born in Herrenberg, Germany, Schickard was a brilliant student. By the age seventeen, he had already received his B.A. in theology and Oriental languages from the University of Tübingen. Continui...
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Wilhelm Schickard
Schickard's Calculating Clock
Wilhelm Schickard